With more than 150 Americans accused of attempting to fight alongside ISIS in Syria and countless young Europeans allegedly joining or supporting the terrorist group, many are left wondering what a population of extremists has to offer Westerners a world away. Here are some reasons these people might want to ally with ISIS:

Guaranteed job placement in fast-paced, high-growth field of applied bloodlust

Guy from message board seems like he knows eternal paradise when he sees it

Chance for adolescents to rebel against stringent anti-burning-people-alive upbringing

No more kowtowing to museum guards who tell you not to bulldoze ancient artifacts

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the creative team behind massively successful viral video content

Khmer Rouge no longer taking applications

Overwhelming desire for the order, structure, and sense of purpose that stoning homosexuals to death provides